Zenith Printers specializes in printing wedding cards, business cards, corporate brochures, and marketing leaflets. The company serves a wide range of commercial and noncommercial clients. Due to the closure of its competitor’s store, Zenith is flooded with new orders. The shop still has five jobs to be processed as of 7 p.m. today (day 17). The day when the order arrived, processing time, and promised due dates are given in the following table. The jobs are listed in the order of arrival.

a. Develop separate schedules by using the FCFS and EDD rules. Compare the schedules on the basis of average flow time and average days past due.
b. Which rule gives the best schedule, in your judgment? Why?

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Order 1 2 Time Since Order Arrived (days ago) 12 9 Processing Time (days) 12 9 Due Date (days from now) 24 15